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Chief economist update: Should have sold in May and gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... deal), the fall in oil prices (because Saudi Arabia and Russia plan to increase output), and lately, a developing crisis in Italy (which has led to speculations of an Italian exit). Don't you wish you sold in May and gone away? Ben Ong is the Director ...

Chief economist update: Italy and Spain an emerging ECB problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... persistence and prudence with regard to monetary policy." The emerging political uncertainty in two of its bigger economies - Italy and Spain - suggests that the ECB might need more "patience, persistence and prudence." After gaining by as much as The ...

Chief economist update: Malcolm puts agricuture in the middle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... partner after China and Japan in 2016." In addition, Malcolm's already running into strong opposition, "...nations led by Italy are pushing for the protection of so-called geographical indicators that would forbid Australian products using such names ...

Gesundheit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... However, accounting for year-to-date performances, Indonesia's stock market tops the charts with a still positive 2.4% return, Italy's plus 1.4% followed and then Malaysia's 1.3%. India's Sensex-30 index is down slightly - minus 0.1% - but this masks ...

Life insurance M&A outlook gloomy: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... sufficient investment returns on annuities, which pay out guaranteed returns to policyholders, hence weighing down portfolios. Italy's Generali by way of example is aiming to sell its US$50 billion German life insurance book, which, if sold, would mark ...

Aussie super maintains good grades

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... alerted policy makers to the growing importance of intergenerational equity issues," Goulet said. He said Japan, Austria, Italy and France are examples of developed economies whose pension systems don't represent a sustainable model that will support ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... total tax cuts over a decade and would have a net cost of $2.2 trillion through 2027." That's enough to buy the whole of Italy with Denmark to spare! But just as they did following his victory and inauguration, equity markets are again giving him the ...

The 2016 Census as a guide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... India has increased since 2011 (from 6% to 8.3%, and 5.6% to 7.4% respectively). "The Philippines has swapped places with Italy in the top 10 list, moving from number eight to number six." "Malaysia now appears in the top 10 countries of birth (replacing ...

Markets ignoring climate crisis: Hewson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... in Finland. The top 10 countries by average score are, in order: the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the US, Australia and Japan.

ECB nips the bud of rate hike speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... the current level of bond yields remains acceptable, a further increase would be problematic, particularly in places like Italy, Spain and Portugal, where debt payments are a major cost item and rising yields would curb spending and thwart growth." Not ...